Going off to the gym for an hour may never be the same again if Sarah Davis has anything to do with it.

The personal trainer and former Territorial Army private has begun offering keep-fit classes in pole dancing!

?It?s excellent exercise for the arms, legs and thighs and can really boost confidence,? says Sarah, who at the age of 35 is obviously looking good on the latest dance craze.

And she insists dancing around a pole is sexy rather than sleazy.

Sarah, who is also a martial arts expert, isn?t expecting wannabe professional pole dancers to attend her new classes at Fitness First in Cannon Park, Coventry.

But she said: ?I have done semi-professional pole dancing myself and certainly won?t be turning anybody away who is really interested. I?ve already had enquiries from guys and I?ve got two ladies in their fifties coming to have a go next week.?

It was while dancing at the Rocket Club in Birmingham that Sarah retrained as a gym instructor and gained her NVQ level 2.

Then she persuaded Fitness First manager Tara Parker to install a pole at one end of the fitness suite and invited anyone looking bored on the treadmills to come over and have a go.

Now she has begun offering private or semi-private lessons for up to four people at a time.

The former Finham Park pupil who learned ballet, tap and jazz dancing at Pattison?s Academy and Allesley School of Dance says: ?Exercising round a pole can make a real change from aerobics, Step and pilates and gives lots of women a huge confidence boost.

?It?s sexy, not sleazy, and if you love moving to music it can add that little bit of spice.?

Sarah will charge about #15 each for groups of up to four, with private sessions costing #20.

And one thing she does promise is that half an hour will be more than enough for most people. Exercise with added sex appeal is absolutely exhausting, she added.